I had two boys before I had a little girl, too, and here's my advice – take it or leave it! :) she had NO HAIR on top, so it was super hard to do unless it was wet and gelled. Plus, she was old enough that she was past the "training" age, so I had to figure out a way for it to be fun enough for her to not hate it. So, my favorite time to wrangle the little scamp was just after I finished my breakfast, when she was still finishing up. She was contained, so she didn't have far she could go, and she was occupied, so she tended not to give me too much trouble. After a little while, it got easier and faster, and she got old enough to play the "look at the clock and see when the number changes" game. Fun times!

Congrats on the new niece! The quilt you finished up looks great even wrapped up. Can't wait to see it! If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your stripey binding fabric for the other quilt? I've been searching for stripes and I can't seem to find any. Also, thank you for sharing your friend Amanda's tutorial. I really love that block! Your little girl is super adorable as always. Got to love those teeny pig tails!!! :)

Never did get the hair thing down and had a girl with major curls-I kept it short and it looked great for years. Your quilt looks so cute, I await the big reveal and the great niece. Unable to have further kids, I now take care of others' babies-one or two at a time. And I send them home at suppertime. I sleep a bit better at night without them here–but only a bit !~!

Okay, we love your quilts, but we really really love that cute baby girl with weeny pigtails standing on her tippytoes. My granddaughter is four now, and I miss seeing this stage of life.

Congrats on all that you've accomplished Cindy of Life a Colorful Life told me to get over here and take a look. I've added you to the Bloglovin' list I've started. Looking forward to seeing more of your projects (scanned the blog and they look lovely).